However, the allotment has been severely abused by livestock grazing as shown in the Idaho Standards and Guidelines for Healthy Rangelands Assessments that determined the allotment failed all 8 Standards and that livestock grazing was the cause.

BLM managers response to the dire condition was to implement unenforceable "Management Guidelines", which amount to asking public land ranchers to voluntarily improve management, rather than requiring enforceable Terms and Conditions of grazing permits.

The court's Order confirmed WWP's legal claim that the BLM must include Mandatory Terms and Conditions.

This victory sets a clear standard that the BLM must protect public lands and wildlife habitat in every grazing permit issued by the agency.